| Just like the Colonel made it! Well almost! | | | | 1 teaspoon black pepper |
| If you love the taste of KFC potato salad, and | | | | 1 tsp. Ranch salad dressing |
| want to impress your family and friends at your | | | | 2 tbsp. parmesan cheese (dried variety, like the |
| next get-together, try this recipe. It's tried and | | | | kind you use on spagetti, ok) |
| true, and always gets me rave reviews. I tinkered | | | | 1/8 cup fancy shredded pepper-jack cheese |
| with the recipe for a while, and added a few | | | | 5 slices crisply cooked (and drained) bacon, |
| special ingredients...but, I think your clan will agree | | | | crumbled |
| that it's the best tasting side dish, they've ever | | | | Salad Ingredients: |
| had. | | | | 2 pounds (3 to 5 medium) russet potatoes, |
| The creamy (and surprisingly, cheesy) dressing, | | | | cooked, peeled, sliced |
| makes this one a crowd pleaser, especially at | | | | 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper |
| family bbq's, football games, and Thanksgiving | | | | 1/4 cup finely diced or minced onions |
| dinners. The taste is is sophisticated and savvy | | | | Instructions: |
| and surprisingly healthy (versus traditional potato | | | | Stir together all dressing ingredients in medium |
| salad), when you substitue low fat or non-fat sour | | | | bowl. |
| cream and mayo. | | | | Combine potatoes, onions, and red bell pepper in |
| Dressing Ingredients: | | | | large bowl. Add dressing; stir to coat well. Cover; |
| 2/3 cup mayo | | | | refrigerate at least 3 hours. |
| 2/3 cup Sour cream, any quality variety, i.e. | | | | You'll want to let this potato salad marinade in the |
| Breakstones low fat | | | | dressing at least 24 hours before serving, so that |
| 1 tablespoon sugar | | | | the potatos can start to release their starches. |
| 2 tablespoons vinegar | | | | Tastes much better this way. However, you can |
| 1/8 tsp. garlic salt | | | | serve it chilled in as little as 3 hours. |
| 1 teaspoon salt | | | | Serve it up with country style fried chicken and |
| 2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard (i.e. French's | | | | bbq baked beans and your favorite sides...and |
| or your favorite) | | | | don't forget the apple pie! |